Young Leaders – Day Four / Quatrième jour

For the fourth and final day of the Young and Local Leaders seminar, the group finished off their four-day programme with a visit to the “Francis Alÿs – Ricochets” exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery presented by the curator, Florence Ostende, Franco-British Young Leader 2022. Pour le quatrième et dernier jour du séminaire Young et […]

Young Leaders – Day Three / Troisième jour

On the third day of the seminar, the Young and Local Leaders visited the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The Young and Local Leaders were briefed on the UK-France defence relationship by Sam Bardwell, Deputy Head Europe at UK Ministry of Defence and Col Xavier Rival, Air and Space Attaché, French Embassy in London. Afterwards […]

Young Leaders – Day Two / Deuxième jour

On the second day of the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders seminar, the group took part in a panel discussion on current UK and French political issues with journalists at the Institut français. Gideon Rachman from The Financial Times, John Peet from The Economist, Amandine Alexandre from Le Fiagaro and Eric Albert from Le Monde […]

Young Leaders – Day One / Premier jour

The Franco-British Council Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar 2024 took place in London from 10th to 13th July 2024. For the first day of the Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar 2024, the Franco-British Council organised a conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” at University College London in partnership with Inria and the […]

Conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” / Conférence sur “l’IA et Guerre de l’information”

On 10th July 2024, the Franco-British Council organised a conference on “Artificial Intelligence and Information Warfare” at University College London in partnership with Inria and the Franco-British Data Society. Le Conseil franco-britannique, a organisé le 10 juillet 2024 une conférence sur “l’IA et Guerre de l’information” à University College London en collaboration avec Inria et […]

2024 Local Leaders announced / L’annonce de la cohorte des Local Leaders 2024

The Local Leaders programme is dedicated to supporting the social mobility for young people in both countries. It brings talented individuals aged 20-30 from disadvantaged backgrounds who have demonstrated exceptional entrepreneurial qualities for the benefit of their communities. The Franco-British Council selected four new Local Leaders in 2024, bringing the network to 49 Local Leaders […]

Visit to RAF Brize Norton / Visite de la base militaire RAF à Brize Norton

Today some of our Franco-British Young and Local Leaders visited the RAF base at Brize Norton to find out more about the Royal Air Force and defence cooperation.Aujourd’hui un groupe de Young et Local Leaders franco-britannique ont visité la base militaire Royal Air Force à Brize Norton pour en savoir plus sur la RAF et […]

2024 Young Leaders announced / L’annonce de la cohorte des Young Leaders 2024

The Franco-British Council / Conseil Franco-Britannique has announced 20 new Young Leaders for 2024 in the seventh year of its Young Leaders programme. This new cohort joins an alumni network of 156 Young Leaders who share the goal of working together across their sectors to shape the future of the Franco-British relationship. Members of the […]

Young Leaders visit to Jersey / Visite de nos Young Leaders à Jersey

Our Franco-British Young Leaders are visiting Jersey this week hosted by the Government of Jersey to look at the island’s relationships with the UK and France. It has been a fascinating visit. Nos Young Leaders franco-britanniques sont en visite à Jersey cette semaine, organisée par le gouvernement de Jersey, pour examiner les relations de l’île […]

Meeting with / Rencontre avec Deputy Ian Gorst

Our chair in the UK, Lord Ricketts, met today with Deputy lan Gorst, Jersey’s Minister for External Relations and Financial Services, ahead of a visit to Jersey with our Young Leaders later this month Notre Président au Royaume-Uni, Lord Ricketts, a rencontré aujourd’hui Lan Gorst, ministre des Relations extérieures et des Services financiers de Jersey. […]